This morning newspaper have one news that attracted my attention. Chairman & CEO of Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia(ISIS), a thinktank of ex-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir, Tan Sri Dr Noordin Sopiee has pass away.
My blog name, Competitive Malaysia, was inspires by ISIS goal to make Malaysia strategically competitive.
The Star published a comment written by SOO EWE JIN:
Tan Sri Dr Noordin Sopiee, though schooled as an economist and political scientist, he cut his teeth as a journalist, starting out as a leader writer in the New Straits Times, eventually becoming the group editor-in-chief.
But it was as DG of ISIS (subsequently its CEO and chairman), that Doc would make his biggest contributions to the country......
...Noordin was profiled in various publications but he was especially proud of one profile with the headline The Man who would be Kissinger. Dr Noordin liked the headline.
Read the full article hereDr Noordin is also a columnist with The Edge in Malaysia, Yomiuri Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shimbun in Japan and Singapore's Business Times.
It is his article published on The Edge that I never miss. However, he rarely write after he has promoted from Director General to Chairman & CEO of ISIS.
He is one of the architect on Malaysia Multimedia Supercorridor (MSC).
I remember in one of his article he mentioned that Malaysia is a production economy in term of economy indicator. Like percentage of manufacturing on GDP. Despite we do not have a strong manufacturing brand like Sony, Samsung, Ford, General Motor, Acer.
He advise Malaysia to shift from production economy to knowledge economy. That was before China boom that threaten the Malaysian's manufacturing industry.
Majority of the ex-Editor-in-Chief of New Straits Times was holding important position in Government. Including controversial MAS chairman Datuk Dr Munir Majid.
Out going Editor-in-Chief Datuk Kalimullah Hassan who will be joining ECM Libra as a merchant banker is the man to watch. Merchant Banker usually become Corporate Planning/Finance Manager in corporate world is a position that provide strategic planning for a company. The position is far more important than Finace & Accounts Department.
I have a short period in Corporate Planning Department of a public listed company. However, I feel each month in corporate planning department is equivalent to 1 year experience in Finance & Accounts Department.
Thus, Datuk Kalimullah Hassan might be the strategic planner for our present Prime Minister Pak Lah, who is also a finance Minister 1.
NST:Passing of a scholar and an intellectual
Datuk Jawhar Hassan, director-general of ISIS:A burning passion for just about everything
Jeff Ooi: Dr Noordin Sopiee
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